Just saw this on twitter:
M.D. Jennings had the third highest QB rating against amongst all safeties: 148.8.
Burnett was eighth highest: 138.0.
Zero INTs all season. Proof they can't cover. Burnett was slow to react and/or get to VD on the TD in the 4Q. And neither are good tacklers. Just about as bad of safety play as you could get.
This position is our number 1 priority to improve next season. And it's not close anymore in my opinion.
More from Twitter and PFF, B/R:
In regards to the last two years and fixing the defense, the players drafted had to make an immediate impact because there were no quality players in front of them or free-agents coming in.
Exactly.
Tramon alluded to this today or yesterday, when he said the problem with youngsters is it takes them time to learn the defense, the scheme, etc.
Teddy T banked on his youngsters, draft picks Morgan Burnett, Jerron McMillian, and MD Jennings, to be able to anchod the hole at the back of the D.
They obviously crashed and burned, badly.
Either Darren Perry coached em bad, or Teddy T simply overrated their skill, beit physical or mental, or a combination. But the results are in, and they are ugly. Failure.
Not only are they the first group of safeties in memory to NOT PICK OFF A SINGLE PASS, they also are not good tacklers.
You've all seen Burnett miss tackles. He also took a horrible angle on the play where Kaepernick ran for 50 on that last drive. Huge mistake. And he's the best of the group, and this was his 4th year already.
Morgan Burnett Career Statistics
G Tkl INT PD FF
2010 4* 12 1 1 0
2011 16 107 3 11 2
2012 16 12 3 25 2
2013 13 96 0 5 0
*Tore ACL in Week 4
In all of Burnett's tackles this year, 96, good for 2nd on the team, he forced a total of zero fumbles in addition to his interception total of 0.
"There are no dominant traits," an AFC personnel man
told Bob McGinn of the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "He won't be a difference-maker, but he isn't going to hurt you, either."
Well that's not entirely true as he took a bad angle helping on the touchdown pass to Vernon Davis Sunday night. See below:
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Nick Collins from a similar position would have at least broken it up, and possibly picked it off.
Burnett, who was amazingly given a Collins-like extension last off-season, missed 11 combined tackles, which trailed only A.J. Hawk's 13, per
Pro Football Focus.
Opposing QB's targeted him
40 times, completing 29 for 414 yards and 4 touchdowns, and obviously 0 Ints.
His passer rating-against was 135.8.
That's much higher than Peyton Manning or Aaron Rodgers best MVP seasons.
Again, PFF might not be 100% accurate, but you can tell by the results of our games that it was pretty close in grading Morgan.
The scariest thing of all? Burnett is our BEST one.
Well, unless Sean Richardson can stay healthy and show something.
What about the other starter, MD Jennings? Remember they were hoping and expecting Jerron McMillian might be that other starter. He was bad enough they actually released him during the season. Unheard of for Ted Thompson, especially with a fairly high draft pick of his.
Packers S M.D. Jennings, 2013 Season
Totals
Snaps: 855
Tackles: 74
Passes Defensed: 0
INTs :0
Forced Fumbles: 0
TD Passes Allowed: 5
Passer Rating Against: 148.8
Source: Pro Football Focus
Here's much more about how horrific these safeties are/were.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1913962-fixing-the-green-bay-packers-defense-must-start-at-safety
The Packers completely avoided adding a safety in the 2013 NFL draft, despite the fact that many believed the class was unusually loaded at the position. For example, Green Bay took UCLA defensive end Datone Jones in the first round, while Florida's Matt Elam and Florida International's John Cyprien came off the board shortly after.
Overall, 12 safeties were drafted in the first four rounds. Thompson didn't contribute to that total.